"Niu Er, Hei Dan, Xiao Sanzi, I am the Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong you are looking for..."

Looking at the three people standing in front of him with somewhat reserved expressions, Zhang Xianzhong burst out laughing. If Niu Er and others had not killed the sergeants sent by Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces of the Ming Dynasty, and obtained the military talisman of the governor's mansion of the five provinces, the rebel army would not have captured it.

Xiangyang Fucheng.

"The foster father, Niu Er, Hei Dan and Xiao Sanzi, whose eldest brother was killed by the imperial army, were bent on avenging their elder brother and came to seek refuge with the foster father. They were originally planning to go to Baokang to report that the imperial army was planning to deal with the righteous father.

After hearing the news from my father, I met at the inn the officers and soldiers who were going to Xiangyang Fucheng to deliver a message. They killed the officers and soldiers and took away the military talisman..."

Zhang Xianzhong, who was in a good mood, waved his hand.

"Niu Er, Hei Dan, and Xiao Sanzi, you have made great contributions. This is the money I give you, one hundred taels each. Li Dingguo, I think they are destined to you, so they will stay with you..."

After Zhang Xianzhong finished speaking, the mistress suddenly spoke.

"Eight Great Kings, we must avenge our eldest brother..."

Zhang Xianzhong looked at the mistress and nodded approvingly.

"Okay, mistress, you are very loyal. I have remembered everything about your elder brother. How about this, mistress, you stay by my side and remind me at any time that I want to avenge your elder brother. What do you think?"

...

The rebel sergeant left the government office with Niu Er, Hei Dan and Xiao Sanzi.

Zhang Xianzhong looked at Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi who were still in the side room, and spoke slowly.

"We captured Xiangyang Fucheng, got a lot of money, food and weapons, and killed King Zhu Ming of Xiang and King Zhu Changfa of Guiyang. Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces of the Ming Dynasty, must have been furious. Tell me, what will Hong Chengchou do next, and what should we do?

response."

Sun Kewang and others looked at Li Dingguo. Li Dingguo was obviously the first to conquer Xiangyang Fucheng.

Young Li Dingguo did not refuse and spoke without hesitation.

"Father, I think Hong Chengchou will definitely lead the army to attack. We have received a lot of supplies, which will give Hong Chengchou and the imperial army a hard lesson and increase the prestige of our rebel army..."

Zhang Xianzhong nodded slightly, did not speak, and looked at Sun Kewang.

Sun Kewang was the most agile-minded among Zhang Xianzhong's four adopted sons. He was brave and resourceful and often gave Zhang Xianzhong advice, so he was also the one Zhang Xianzhong relied on the most.

Sun Kewang looked at Li Dingguo.

"Father, third brother's suggestion makes some sense, but I don't think we need to fight Hong Chengchou for the time being."

Zhang Xianzhong frowned slightly and looked at Sun Kewang to speak.

"Sun Kewang, why do you say that?"

Sun Kewang did not hesitate and spoke immediately.

"Father, our rebel army captured Xiangyang Fucheng and got a lot of supplies. Even if we fight with Hong Chengchou, we can still be invincible. However, I think Hong Chengchou is well prepared. He will definitely order Zuo Liangyu to

We launched an attack, so I am worried that we will not only have to face Hong Chengchou, but also Zuo Liangyu. If our rebel army is fixed in Xiangyang Fucheng and encounters a flanking attack from the imperial army, the losses will be huge. It is better to leave Xiangyang.

Fucheng, entering Sichuan..."

Zhang Xianzhong thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

In fact, Zhang Xianzhong's focus has always been on Sichuan. During the Three Kingdoms period, Sichuan was called Shu land. The roads were difficult and dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Chongqing Prefecture and Chengdu Prefecture in Sichuan were both extremely wealthy places. If they could occupy and hold on to these

In this place, Zhang Xianzhong was completely confident of dealing with the imperial army.

Xiangyang Fucheng is different. It is almost a flat river. If the rebels want to hold on, they can only rely on the city of Xiangyang Fucheng. The rest is unsafe to defend. But if they really want to occupy Xiangyang Fucheng, they will face too many difficulties.

At this moment, Zhang Xianzhong thought of Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai. Li Zicheng captured Luoyang Fucheng, and he and Luo Rucai jointly captured Nanyang Fucheng. In the end, they gave up and the rebels under his command entered Shaanxi.

"Well, Sun Kewang is right. Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi, what do you think?"

Liu Wenxiu thought for a moment, then looked at Zhang Xianzhong and spoke.

"Father, I think your elder brother's suggestion makes sense. The rebels should go to Sichuan..."

Ai Nengqi was the youngest, but was extremely brave in combat. He looked at Zhang Xianzhong and nodded without speaking.

Zhang Xianzhong stood up and looked at Sun Kewang and others.

"Sun Kewang's suggestion is very good, but there is a very crucial point. Let me tell you, the emperor sent Hong Chengchou to encircle and suppress our rebel army. Hong Chengchou was originally stationed in Shaanxi, but he went to Huguang to encircle and suppress us. Why did he not dare to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng?

and Luo Rucai, in the final analysis, it was Li Zicheng and the others who were powerful and Hong Chengchou did not dare to take action. Our power was smaller, so we became the target."

"Since we are not strong enough, we will increase our strength so that the imperial army will not dare to attack us."

"When we occupy Xiangyang Fucheng, Hong Chengchou will definitely lead an army to encircle and suppress it. He will also dispatch other imperial troops, including Zuo Liangyu and Qin Liangyu, etc. Don't underestimate these people. They are all troublesome opponents for our rebel army. If we

To stick to Xiangyang is to attract the imperial armies from all over the country. Regardless of whether we can defeat the imperial army, we will have to pay a heavy price."

"Of course we won't do such a thing."

"Okay, I'll give you one day and one night to move all the valuable things in Xiangyang Fucheng..."

When Sun Kewang and others stood up and were about to leave, Ai Nengqi asked.

"Father, many houses in the city have locked doors. Should we break open the doors and take away all the valuables..."

Sun Kewang glared at Ai Nengqi.

"Fourth brother, our opponents are the government and the imperial army. How can we attack ordinary people? If we did that, wouldn't the people hate us to death? If such things spread, how could our rebels go to other places?

Get a foothold."

Zhang Xianzhong looked at Sun Kewang and nodded with satisfaction.

"Sun Kewang said it very well. Liu Wenxiu, Li Dingguo, and Ai Nengqi, you should follow and learn from them in the future."

In fact, Zhang Xianzhong was not like this at all before. After capturing every city, it was all looted. However, as Li Zicheng's fame gradually grew, the slogans spread by Li Yan, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others under Li Zicheng made Zhang Xianzhong

Suddenly he understood that if the rebels attacked ordinary people, they would lose support, so Zhang Xianzhong changed his strategy and asked his rebel sergeants not to attack ordinary people.

Deep down, Zhang Xianzhong still admired Li Zicheng.

...

The sky is getting dark, and Xiangyang Fucheng is extremely lively. The rebel sergeants are carrying a large amount of supplies. They will rest in the temporary military camp outside Xiangyang Fucheng this night. They will leave here early the next morning, via Yicheng and Zhushan, and enter

Kuizhou Prefecture in Sichuan.

Sun Kewang entered the government office and came to the wing with an officer who was originally stationed in Xiangyang Fucheng and had surrendered to the rebel army.

When the officer entered the wing and saw Zhang Xianzhong standing, he immediately clasped his fists and saluted.

"Father, this person said he has important information and wants to report it to his foster father in person..."

Zhang Xianzhong looked at the officer who was clasping his fists in salute, and nodded slightly.

"If you have any information, please tell me."

"Zhang, General Zhang, I am the guerrilla general xxx under the command of Zuo Liangyu, the commander-in-chief of Huguang Suppression. I have important information to report to General Zhang. I remember that Commander-in-Chief Zuo once wrote a letter to Commander Wei, Commander Wei.

They summoned us and said that Mr. Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, had made special arrangements to dispatch General Zuo from Suizhou, pass through Xiangyang Fucheng, and go to Baokang. He also mobilized General Qin Liangyu from Sichuan to set off from Kuizhou, pass through the Xingcheng area, and go to Baokang.

Kang..."

Zhang Xianzhong's eyes suddenly widened. The order given by Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, to the prefect of Xiangyang Fucheng and the commander of the guards was very simple, which was to mobilize 6,000 soldiers to guard the city and go to Gucheng. The rest was not mentioned. Hong Chengchou guessed that these 6,000 people

He followed Hong Chengchou to fight in Baokang. As for Hong Chengchou's other arrangements, Zhang Xianzhong had some guesses, but he was not sure.

Everything is clear now.

Hong Chengchou was really generous. Three lines of imperial troops attacked Baokang from the direction of Gucheng, attacked Baokang from the direction of Xiangyang, and attacked Baokang from the direction of Xingcheng. If Zhang Xianzhong led

The rebel army is still stationed in the Baokang area, and it can be said that it is difficult to escape.

Zhang Xianzhong stared at the officer in front of him.

"You are telling the truth."

"General Zhang, I, what I said is true, not a single lie..."

Zhang Xianzhong waved his hand and looked at Sun Kewang to speak.

"Press this person out and behead him..."

...

Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi gathered in the wing again.

Zhang Xianzhong looked at the map on the desk with a smile on his face.

"Sun Kewang, you may be wondering why I wanted to kill the officer who revealed important information to us."

Sun Kewang nodded repeatedly.

Zhang Xianzhong's expression became serious.

"The person I despise the most in my life is this kind of person. When we occupied Xiangyang Fucheng for two days, he hesitated to say anything. Now that he saw our rebels preparing to evacuate Xiangyang Fucheng, he started to say it. It was obvious that he was just waiting and seeing. If the imperial army encircled and suppressed

Us, he will be the first to jump out and deal with us, what are we doing with people like this..."

While talking, Zhang Xianzhong pointed at the map.

"I have thought through all Hong Chengchou's arrangements. This time he wants to kill me. If we hadn't suddenly occupied Xiangyang Fucheng, we would have been really in danger."

"The most favorable news for us is that Sichuan Commander-in-Chief Qin Liangyu led her white-pole soldiers to leave Kuizhou and enter Huguang. We must seize this opportunity and enter Sichuan as quickly as possible. The army will set off tomorrow.
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